Sotheby’s International Realty Lists and Sells Celebrity Homes

Sotheby's Pacific Palisades lists Diane Keaton's home.  Credit: Pegasus News
Sotheby’s Pacific Palisades lists Diane Keaton’s home. Credit: Pegasus News

Actress Diane Keaton doesn’t seem to be playing to type these days. The serial home renovator with a passion for preservation has bought a house in Pacific Palisades that is practically new.

Plus, the 2009 home is Cape Cod-influenced rather than the older Spanish style that Keaton frequently favors. Her 2007 art and architecture book “California Romantica: Spanish Colonial and Mission-Style Houses” looked at the features of that style.

The 7,800-square-foot house she just purchased for $5.6 million includes a family room, a temperature-controlled wine room, a theater, a gym, two wet bars, an ocean-view roof deck, six bedrooms and nine bathrooms on three levels. Among outdoor amenities are a swimming pool with spa, an outside living room and a fireplace.

Keaton, 66, won an Oscar as best actress for “Annie Hall” (1977). This year she stars in the films “Darling Companion” and “The Wedding,” due for October release. “Diane Keaton: House,” a book about buildings repurposed as residences, will be out this fall.

The Pacific Palisades property came on the market in March at $5.75 million.

David Kelmenson of Sotheby’s Pacific Palisades office was the listing agent. Aileen Comora and Paul Lester of the Agency in Beverly Hills represented Keaton.

‘HOUSEWIVES’ WRITER BUYS UNIT

Alex Baskin, a producer and writer for “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” has bought a condominium unit in the Beverly Grove area for $719,000.

The two-bedroom, 21/2-bathroom unit includes a den, dining area, fireplace and living room in 1,552 square feet. The building features a rooftop sun deck, a controlled-access elevator and a central courtyard.

Baskin also is producing the new series “Beverly Hills Nannies,” set to air July 11.

Public records show that the condo last sold in 2005 for $814,000.

Jeffrey J. Hobgood of Sotheby’s International Realty handled both sides of the transaction.

BACHELOR PAD IS SOLD BEFORE VOWS

William Kopelman and Drew Barrymore  Credit: ABC News
William Kopelman and Drew Barrymore Credit: ABC News

Making it just under the wire for his marriage to actress Drew Barrymore, art consultant William Kopelman sold his bachelor pad in West Hollywood for $885,000.

Built in 2004, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home had been featured five years ago in Elle Decor. The 1,548 square feet of loft space includes an upper-level office looking down on the double-height living room, white high-gloss floors and lacquer cabinetry, a built-in bar that closes up inside a wall and large windows.

Public records show Kopelman, the son of Chanel’s Arie Kopelman, bought the property in 2004 for $755,000.

Kopelman closed escrow the day before his June wedding at Barrymore’s Montecito home. The buyer was Jason Ehrenpreis, a commercial real estate broker.

Barry Fox of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. Ron de Salvo of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer.

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